efectivo

From Latin effectīvus.

• IPA^(key): /efɛkˈtibo/ [e.fɛkˈt̪i.β̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Hyphenation: e‧fec‧ti‧vo

efectivo (feminine efectiva, masculine plural efectivos, feminine plural efectivas)

1. effective
2. real, true

   Synonyms: real, verdadeiro

efectivo m (plural efectivos)

1. cash (money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions.)

• “efectivo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

efectivo (feminine efectiva, masculine plural efectivos, feminine plural efectivas)

1. (European Portuguese spelling) pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of efetivo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

efectivo m (plural efectivos, feminine efectiva, feminine plural efectivas)

1. (European Portuguese spelling) pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of efetivo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

efectivo

1. first-person singular present indicative of efectivar

• “efectivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From Latin effectīvus.

• IPA^(key): /efeɡˈtibo/ [e.feɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: e‧fec‧ti‧vo

efectivo (feminine efectiva, masculine plural efectivos, feminine plural efectivas)

1. real, true

   Synonyms: real, verdadero

2. effective

   Synonym: eficaz

efectivo m (plural efectivos)

1. cash (money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions)

   Synonym: numerario

2. (military) (in the plural) forces

   El ejército busca aumentar sus efectivos militares en 35,000 personas.

   The army is looking to increase their military forces by 35,000 people.

• “efectivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025